A/HRC/24/49 I. Introduction 1. In its resolution 6/36, the Human Rights Council established the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a subsidiary body to assist the Council in the implementation of its mandate by providing it with thematic expertise on the rights of indigenous peoples, as requested by it. In the resolution, the Council decided that the thematic expertise would focus mainly on studies and research-based advice and the mechanism could suggest proposals to it for its consideration and approval. II. Adoption of studies, advice, reports and proposals 2. The Expert Mechanism adopted its study and advice on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/2); its report on the summary of responses to the questionnaire seeking the views of States and indigenous peoples on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/3); and the proposals set out below. A. Adoption of the study and advice on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples 3. The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: (a) Refers to paragraph 7 of Human Rights Council resolution 21/24, in which the Council requested the Expert Mechanism to prepare a study on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-fourth session; (b) Adopts the study and advice on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/2); (c) Authorizes the Chairperson-Rapporteur, in consultation with the other members of the Expert Mechanism, to make the necessary revisions to the study in the light of discussions carried out at its sixth session and to submit the final study to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-fourth session. B. Adoption of the report on the summary of responses to the questionnaire seeking the views of States and indigenous peoples on best practices with regard to possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies in order to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 4. The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: (a) Refers to paragraph 8 of Human Rights Council resolution 21/24, in which the Council requested the Expert Mechanism to continue to undertake, with the assistance of the Office of the High Commissioner, the questionnaire seeking the views of States and indigenous peoples on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; 3